15 Unbreakable Sports Records
The Daily Beast looks 15 amazing, and unbeatable, athletic records.
Lance Armstrong – seven consecutive Tour de France wins (AP Photo)
Record: 7
Athlete: Lance Armstrong
Years: 1999–2005
Lance Armstrong’s unprecedented seven consecutive wins at the Tour de France made him an international superstar and brought the world of cycling more credibility and attention in America. Equally impressive was Armstrong’s personal narrative as a cancer survivor. Numerous doping allegations have been leveled against him since his final Tour victory, but with no smoking-gun evidence, Armstrong’s consecutive winning streak remains the gold standard of individual cycling.
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